Blank for ornamental receptacles and pendants



No. 6l8,275. Patented Ian. 24, I899.

H. S. KERR.

L vBLANK FOB ORNAIIENTAL REOEPTACLES AND PENDANTS.

(Applicatinn filed Aug. 17, 1898.!

No. 618,275. Patented lan. 24, 1899'.

H. S. KERR. BLANK FOR URNAIENTAL RECEPTACLES AND PENIJANTS.

(Application filed Aug. 17, 1898.)

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lUNTTnn STATES PATENT Urricn.

l-IUGII S. KERR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BLANK FOR ORNAMENTAL RECEPTACLES AND PENDANTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,275, dated January24, 1899.

Application filed August 17 1898.

T 0 ctZZ whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGH S. KERR, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a certain ImprovedBlank for Ornamental Receptacles and Pendants, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to certain improve- The object of my invention isto make the ornament of diamond-shaped sections secured together, andwhen these sections are bent and properlylaced they will form anornamental pendant or standing ornament, as fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view showing the blankssecured together prior to being bent and shaped. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of an ornament made from the blanks shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isanother. form of ornament made from the said blanks. Fig. 4 is a sectionof Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aplan view of one of the blanks. Fig. 6 is a viewshowing a modified form of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a view showing a blank withtransparent sections. Fig. 8 is a plan view of a base adapted to beinserted in a lantern, shown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 9 is a view of anothershape made from one of the blanks shown in Fig. l.

A is a series of diamond-shaped sections, preferably made of cardboardor other comparatively thin material. B is another series of sectionssimilar to the sections A, and C is still another series similar to thesections A. The sections A and B and O are preferably made in differentcolors to give an ornamental effect.

The sections are pivoted together at a near one end of the diamond andare perforated at b near each side, and adapted to these perforations isa drawing-string c, which can be passed through the several perforationsand will tie the sections together when bent into form.

The sections A are bent on a line a if the design shown in Fig. 2 is tobe formed, the portion 0. of the section forming the base, while theportion a of each section forms one side of the receptacle shown in Fig.2.

The sections are bent on a line a, and each of the portions (6 forms onepoint of the starshaped flange. The sections B are spread Serial No.688,806. (No model.)

out, so as to form a complete star of one color, and the sections 0 arealso spread out, and the points of the sections 0 alternate with thepoints of the sections B. These points extend on a line with the base ofthe receptacle and form an enlarged base.

In some instances the sections A may be bent on the lines (Z d (1 Fig.5, in order to produce the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

When a form is to be made as shown in Fig. 6, I may bend the end portionout to form a flange at the base. In this case the pivot is dispensedwith.

If the form is to be used as a lantern,'-the blank may be in skeletonform, with thin tissue-paper or other material over the openings, and Islot each section at (2, so as to introduce a star-shaped bottom 6having a candle-holder e Fig. 8.

It will thus be seen that by the use of the blanks illustrated in Fig. lI can produce a number of ornamental articles whichcan be used asreceptacles for containing ditterent materials or as lanterns orornamental pendants. It will be understood that two or more of theseornamental structures can be mounted one above another, and they may beof different sizes, so that ornamental pendants, for instance, can bemade up of a series of these ornaments, one depending from the other andof difierent sizes.

As shown in Fig. 1, the point forming the star-shaped flange of thedesign illustrated in Fig. 2 may have a triangular section f pivoted tothe section at f, so that by turning this section, as shown in Fig. l, asmall star will be formed at each point. It will be understood that thearticle will be by preference sold in the form of blanks, as indicatedin Fig. 1, so that a person can make up from the blank the differentdesigns indicated.

In some instances I may fold the section 0 in the same manner as thesections A are folded, Fig. 2, so that on each side of the star formedby the section B there will be a fivesided box structure, Fig. 9.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a series of independentdiamond-shaped sections adapted to be bent so as to form receptacles orornaments, and means for securing said sections together edge to edge,substantially as described.

shaped, the blanks of all the said sections being pivoted together atone end, the blanks of one of the sections being bent to form areceptacle with projecting points at the upper end forming a star, theblanks of the other sections being spread out to form a star-shapedbase, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGH S. KERR.

Witnesses:

WILL. A. BARR, J os. H. KLEIN.

